Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 504 | 1354 | 1763 | 2479 | 2945 | 3016 | 2294 | 1730 | 1325 | 1034 | 728 | 584 | 418 | 347 | 232 | 160 | 296 | 284 | 273 | 198 | 245 | 245 | 175 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:43PM2.12m | 7:08AM1.92m | 7:41PM2.05m | 8:08AM1.87m | 8:39PM1.96m | 9:08AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:06AM0.06m | 1:25PM0.02m | 2:03AM0.09m | 2:23PM0.09m | 2:59AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — |
 | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 7 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 504 | 1354 | 1763 | 2479 | 2945 | 3016 | 2294 | 1730 | 1325 | 1034 | 728 | 584 | 418 | 347 | 232 | 160 | 150 | 202 | 187 | 151 | 245 | 245 | 63 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 19 | E 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | NE 15 | ENE 14 | SE 16 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 275 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 296 | 284 | 273 | 198 | 181 | 186 | 175 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 18 | E 15 | SE 17 | SE 17 | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 10 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | 12 | 11 | — | 27 | 40 | 34 | 108 | 84 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 6 | S 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | — | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 42 | 42 | 38 | 39 | 98 | 121 | 202 | 240 | 282 | 75 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 10 | — | — | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 145 | 164 | 30 | 145 | 3 | 16 | 54 | 27 | 193 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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